Mansion of Ryabushinsky is a wonderful sample of modern style built by an architect Fedor Shekhtel at a request of a manufacturer Ryabushinsky in 1900 – 02. Some photos of its main decor element and rooms.

The key thing of the whole interior is a marble staircase. Check it out.

Absolutely breathtaking, extremely rare, intact Art Nouveau. It’s wonderful that the early Soviets preserved it, unlike much else. Fedor Shekhtel also did a still-preserved mansion in Moscow which is now the ambassador’s residence of the Australian Embassy. Its staircase and rooms are similarly original and magnificent. It would be great if a blog piece could also be done on it.